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The PMO is under constant pressure. From maintaining standards for project management practices to planning and delivering projects – the PMO needs to be in constant sync with strategy and business outcomes. This PMO blog category provides numerous recommendations from experts to encourage top down and bottom up planning, improve processes, promote stakeholder satisfaction, and ultimately eliminate silos to advance the PMO function. Get expert advice on the pros and cons of adopting a continuous planning model. Experts will also share real-world advice on choosing your next Project Portfolio Management tool and how to #BeThatPMO your business needs.
The best task management software is the one that most closely fits your company’s processes and objectives. That means it may not be the same for all companies, but there are some basic criteria most companies can use while shopping around. When choosing the right tool for your business, it’s important to factor in the...
Marketing is a varied and nuanced field, and often what works for one client or project won’t be the same fit for another, even in the same field. So, when trying to choose the right kind of methodology for marketing project management, you should consider a number of factors. And with such a wide range...
Our PMO Spotlight blog series endeavors to uncover the person behind the use case. We ask them to share their unique project management backgrounds, strategies, and perspectives. In this latest edition, the spotlight shines on June Stewart, Head of Project & Resource Management at ITV. Let us start with a bit of background into your...
As the role of project management continues to expand, the ways in which tasks are carried out can be assigned to a multitude of methodologies. A recent study on the state of Project Management in Manufacturing reported that 74% of respondents that experienced a high level of success used a variety of methods to get...
What is Capacity Planning? Capacity planning is, at its most basic level, a means of measuring how many employee hours are available compared to the needs of current projects. A team or organization’s capacity for work can then be simply measured on an hours per week basis. Let’s take a look at an example: The...
Before any project can begin with its tasks and deliverables it must go through a planning stage. One of the most important elements of this is the creation of the project timeline. While the features of a timeline, such as the major dates, events and deliverables are probably obvious to most project managers, knowing how...
Project management is one of the most appealing career opportunities available today. Project managers are in demand in essentially every industry and in every country, with strong growth predicted through the end of the decade and beyond. Whether you’re still in school and pondering your job prospects, or you’ve been in the workforce for years...
Despite the growing number of certified, highly-skilled project managers, there simply aren’t enough experienced project managers to go around. Even organizations that place a high priority on hiring and training top-notch project managers often need to place a relatively inexperienced employee at the helm of a project from time to time. If you’ve recently been...
It’s no secret that project management is one of the most popular career choices in the present day job market. However, as project management opportunities continue to expand around the globe, myths and misunderstandings about project management as a career have also become more numerous. If you’re considering a career in project management, chances are...
Certified Project Management Professionals (PMPs) are required to earn 60 professional development units (PDUs) during each three-year certification cycle. In the distant past, many PMPs found this obligation expensive and stressful. However, in recent years some changes to the requirements have made earning PDUs easier, more enjoyable, and in many cases free. Once you’ve put...
